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101 factor
['fæktə]1) (something, eg a fact, which has to be taken into account or which affects the course of events: There are various factors to be considered.) fator2) (a number which exactly divides into another: 3 is a factor of 6.) fator -
102 first-hand
adjective, adverb ((of a story, description etc) obtained directly, not through various other people: a first-hand account; I heard the story first-hand.) em primeira mão -
103 fraternity
plural - fraternities; noun1) (a company of people who regard each other as equals, eg monks.) fraternidade2) (a company of people with the same interest, job etc: the banking fraternity.) categoria3) ((American) a society of male students in various universities.) -
104 gradation
[ɡrə'deiʃən]1) ((one stage or degree in) a series of gradual and successive stages: There are various gradations of colour between red and purple.) gradação2) (the act or process of grading.) graduação -
105 heavyweight
adjective, noun ((a person) in the heaviest of the various classes into which competitors in certain sports (eg boxing, wrestling) are divided according to their weight: a heavyweight boxer.) peso pesado -
106 here and there
(in, or to, various places: Books were scattered here and there.) aqui e ali -
107 hither and thither
(in various directions: People were running hither and thither.) para lá e para cá -
108 in pieces
1) (with its various parts not joined together: The bed is delivered in pieces and the customer has to put it together himself.) desmontado2) (broken: The vase was lying in pieces on the floor.) despedaçado -
109 leaf
[li:f]plural - leaves; noun1) (a part of a plant growing from the side of a stem, usually green, flat and thin, but of various shapes depending on the plant: Many trees lose their leaves in autumn.) folha2) (something thin like a leaf, especially the page of a book: Several leaves had been torn out of the book.) folha3) (an extra part of a table, either attached to one side with a hinge or added to the centre when the two ends are apart.) aba, folha•- leaflet- leafy - turn over a new leaf -
110 life-cycle
noun (the various stages through which a living thing passes: the life-cycle of the snail.) ciclo vital -
111 magazine
[mæɡə'zi:n, ]( American[) 'mæɡəzi:n]1) (( abbreviation mag [mæɡ]) a publication issued regularly containing articles, stories etc by various writers: women's magazines; ( also adjective) a magazine article.) revista2) (a compartment in or on a gun that holds cartridges.) tambor3) (a storeroom for ammunition, explosives etc.) paiol de pólvora -
112 map
[mæp] 1. noun1) (a drawing or plan, in outline, of (any part of) the surface of the earth, with various features shown (usually roads, rivers, seas, towns etc): a map of the world; a road map.) mapa2) (a similar type of drawing showing eg the surface of the moon, the position of the stars in the sky etc.) mapa2. verb(to make a map of (an area): Africa was mapped by many different explorers.) mapear- map out -
113 master of ceremonies
( abbreviation MC) (a person who announces the various stages of an entertainment, formal social gathering, series of speakers at a dinner etc: The master of ceremonies introduced the speaker.) mestre de cerimôniasEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > master of ceremonies
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114 mat
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115 meander
[mi'ændə]1) ((of a river) to flow slowly along with many bends and curves: The stream meandered through the meadows.) serpear2) ((of people etc) to wander about in various directions: His writing meanders all over the page.) vaguear -
116 measurement
1) (size, amount etc found by measuring: What are the measurements of this room?) dimensão2) (the sizes of various parts of the body, usually the distance round the chest, waist and hips: What are your measurements, madam?) medida3) (the act of measuring: We can find the size of something by means of measurement.) mensuração -
117 milestone
1) (a stone set up to show distances in miles to various places.) marco miliário2) (a very important event: The discovery of penicillin was a milestone in medical history.) marco -
118 morning glory
(any of various vines with funnel-shaped purple, blue, pink or white flowers that bloom early in the day.) ipoméia -
119 needle
['ni:dl]1) (a small, sharp piece of steel with a hole (called an eye) at one end for thread, used in sewing etc: a sewing needle.) agulha2) (any of various instruments of a long narrow pointed shape: a knitting needle; a hypodermic needle.) agulha3) ((in a compass etc) a moving pointer.) agulha4) (the thin, sharp-pointed leaf of a pine, fir etc.) agulha•- needlework -
120 net
I 1. [net] noun((any of various devices for catching creatures, eg fish, or for any of a number of other purposes, consisting of) a loose open material made of knotted string, thread, wire etc: a fishing-net; a hair-net; a tennis-net; ( also adjective) a net curtain.) rede2. verb(to catch in a net: They netted several tons of fish.) pegar na rede- netting- netball - network
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